Homilies

Let us begin by invoking the Holy Spirit: Come, Holy Spirit!  Come, Holy Spirit! As we have made our way though the Gospel of Luke during this liturgical year, there has been a particular theme that has come up again and again.  Mercy and forgiveness.  Last week Father Tom reminded us in his homily that […]

Let’s invite the Holy Spirit to work in us: + Come, Holy Spirit. + One particular scene has always stuck with me from the fantastic made-for-TV movie, Karol: A Man Who Became Pope. As you may have guessed from its title, the movie focuses on the life of Karol Wojtyla, from his time as a

Mother Teresa once said, “Take the time to do humble works, to wash and clean, to show your love for Jesus in real, loving action.” Her sisters, the Missionaries of Charity, do this every day in their work with the poorest of the poor all over the world. One time, some of the sisters went

Let’s ask the Holy Spirit to work in our hearts today. + Come, Holy Spirit. + Let me tell you a story about Bob and Burt. Bob and Burt were buddies and loved spending time out on the ocean together. Bob had a large, sturdy yacht and loved having Burt join him for long voyages.

Come, Holy Spirit! Come, Holy Spirit! A couple weeks ago, Father Tom asked that we begin our liturgies and homilies by invoking the Holy Spirit to be present to us as we worship God, to animate us and draw us closer to Him. And that is so appropriate with the Gospel reading for this Mass

If you weren’t here last weekend, I began my homily with a prayer to the Holy Spirit and invited everybody to join me in that prayer. This will be a regular thing with homilies going forward. So let’s all pray together, inviting the Holy Spirit to work in our hearts through my preaching this weekend.

When we were in Dallas for the Divine Renovation Conference just a few weeks ago, we heard a lot about the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit is kind of the forgotten person of the Trinity, especially in Catholic circles. They referred to a survey in which a lot of Catholics were asked, “Do

In the second reading today from the Letter to the Colossians, Saint Paul says something rather peculiar: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body which is the church.”  We know that Paul

I am so blessed to have become an uncle twice over in April and May. You may remember me talking a bit about my nephew, Inti, who was born to my sister Amy and her husband, Rommy, in April. My sister Julie gave birth to little Maggie Jane in May. I got to hold her

In a recent discussion with my mom and Dad, we were remarking how great YouTube is as a tool for learning. This came up because I had looked to YouTube for tips on how to better manage a dog pulling on its leash. There are so many useful how-to videos on that platform. You can